Director of Finance - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

A global financial services organisation.

Description

As finance director you will be responsible for;

• Communicating and liaising effectively with the senior management, Boards, the business and external clients.
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders - including department heads and parent company contacts.
• Responsible for the Group's financial reporting systems, processes and controls.
• Ensuring all financial reporting to the Executive Committees and Boards is of a high quality and is complete, accurate
• Ensuring all external reporting is thoroughly reviewed and accurate (including financial statements; tax returns; regulatory capital requirements).
• Managing the annual budget process and year end process; including planning and ongoing financial forecasting.
• Overseeing the Group's tax affairs, including managing the relationship with tax advisers and HMRC.
• Overseeing the calculation and monitoring of regulatory capital requirements including supporting annual regulatory risk-based capital assessments.
• Providing oversight, challenge and direction to Finance department's management team and oversee the training and development of Finance staff.
• Leading and/or support the identification and implementation of finance system and process improvements
• Ensuring financial controls are robust and support the Finance Function management team in driving continuous improvement.
• Managing relationships with auditors and tax advisers.

Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an ACA qualified accountant from financial services
• Have experience of IFRS and technical accounting
• Have experience of ERP systems, Oracle and Hyperion would be ideal
• Have a proven track record in managing and developing teams
• Experience of working in a group function of a global financial services business would be an advantage, as would dealing with international stakeholders

Job Offer

An exciting opportunity to join a global financial services business at an exciting time on their growth journey.